Our County—Its Progress and Prosperity the First Duty of a Local Paper. miner & BREESE. BREVARD, TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY. N. G., FRIDAY, JULY 190;^. VOL. VIU-NO. 27 J^Hnns Rock Lodge No. 267 Jl. F. Sr -A- fleets Friday on or bffove the full ttioon in each month, at - ]>. in. Visit- Masons arc cordially invited to meet with us. sptly Wm. MaxWKLL, Sfc’v. Brevard Telephone Exchange. noT’i.’s; Daily—7 n. m. to p- m. Sunday—S to i(» a. m.. 4 to (» p. m. ' <^‘iitral (^tlii’o—(’<)0|)t“i‘ Jilt)clc. EPWORTH SCHOOL* The Early Gomplstion and Opsration ot Bis Educational Insti tution Is Now Assured. Professional Cards. W. A. GASH, attorney-at-law, Rooms 7 & 8, McMinn Bld’g, Brevard, N. C. W. B. DUCKWORTH, attorney AT LAW. Investigation of Land Titles a Specialty. 1’ioonis 1 and 2. ricitiinatfs <:iven on all kinds of woi'l ill the buildinji’ line. ('orres))ondcnce Xcws. The reput:)licMiis of lowii aro still slioutin^that the‘'Iowa idea" is not dead, and tliat it will be in* coriK)i ated in the ptalfoi-ni adoi)t- ed by the rei^ublieaii slate con- As a result of e-irnest etl'orf on the ])art of some of our citi zens tlie c<)ni[)lt'lif>n of tlie Ep- worth Scliool is now a certainty, and better still, the ojtenin^ and operatiiiij: of a tii'st-class school as soon as the building is ready, is also assured. Mrs. Belle H. Bennett, presi j dent, Mrs. .John D. Hammond. | vice-president and Mrs. li. \ixs does Gov. Cummins concern MacDowell. general secretai'V of i incr the l evision of tlie tariff cov- the \vomans Board of Home; e^-iug schedules that sheltei* Missions of the M. E. Church , trusts and monopolies want South, were appointed a commit-' i-(»al tariff revision and i-eduction tee by the annual meeting of the j they can get it. Instead of howl- Hnme Mission society at its ses | inut taritf re- Hackney, of Asheville, and they vision and reduction in their made a thoi-ough investigati(Ui state platform, why not put it in of the school ])lant as it now L shape of positivcMnsti’uctions stands. They were most lavor- their deleg.-ition in Congress to ably impressed with tlie building, vote for i\'f It is a well known the location. at;d with the Townlfact that tho delegation in Con- i»f Brevard, and liavcMlecided to 1 ^r^ss from Iowa is bitterly op accept the school. posed tt> any tariff legislation The pro])osition is that the that will lovrer the tariff wall in I women of the l>oard of honu' mis sions will take full charge of and operate the school as a.n Indus trial School for CJirls, jirovided the North Cai'olina Methodists will tinish and furnish the build ing. Th(‘ Methodists liave ac- ct‘pt('d this proposition, and tht‘ building will be complet(‘(l and Coiii>’res meets in r( ready loi’ op(*ning th(; school in that will take the shelter tents off Octf)ber of tliis year, if nothing many of the woi'st monopolii's uii'.i>ual hai)pens. ^\ork on the and trusts in tlu* country. Of MUilding will begin at oii(,*e and such a bill could lu^ver be pushed to a speedy termina ' oy the llous*' siiortly aft(‘r ■uiar session T. L. CLARKE, Architect snd Contractor lan^ and spcciti«*ations of buildini:' work. on all kinds T. B. CIUS1.R.Y, Cortractcr for Wl KiaSs of Brick \.ork, (ViiK'iit Woi'l-r. I’lii.'Tcr:;’"-. dash and Mouyh Casting: a specialty. BREVARD. N. C. j this fall of a tirst-class school for I girls that will be a credit to the ^county. Not only will our girls j be taught to use their minds, but I their hands also—this is one of ! its best features. No better or moie hcnilthful lo cation could have been chosen by ' the Board, and we feel safe in J. O. n f' The Reiialjle ■ and 1‘efoi‘in. The truth of the matter is that they are not sincere. They ar(‘ getting up this howl about the •'Iowa idea” in order to fool the ])(‘ople in a state where their rei)- resentatives in Congress come here and continuously vot(‘ to re- t.iin the schedules tiiat will shel ter monopoly. The “Iowa idea” Watches and Jewelry lot /Watch and C'lork r. j I \Vo>k guaranteed. Wot Main st ^alc. . rinir. Fine All A. C. NORTON, Pracfcal Boo and Shoemaker Harness Work a s])ecialty. West Main Street near Cald;vell. When you want, your ^ Clock or Watch Repaired riji'ht take them t'> JOS. F. BOREN Satisfaction Gusranteed. Calvert, K. C. promising a large attendance. This is one of the most beneficial j is a gold brick, enterprises that has ever been | Democrats and republicans established in Brevard. Not i alike have always denounced the only will it benetit the town but : English policy of the o])ium mon- will be of lasting uselulness to ■ opoly in India and the opening of the county and to western North Carolina. This section is under many ob ligations to the men and w’omen who have been exerting them selves to establish this school among us, and especially are we indebted to Prof. and Mrs. Fitch Sliiiiit injuries often disable a man and cause several days' loss of time, and when blood p(»ison devehj))!- | sometimes result in the loss of a hand [ or limb, ('liambi.'rhiin's l*aia l>alni is j an antise))tic liniment. When ai)])lied { to cuts. ]>ruises and burns it caiisi's ■ them to heal quickly and witiiout I maturation, and prevents any danger of blood i)oison. For sale l)y Z. W. Xic-hols. Hrevard. and (). L. Frwin. (.'herrylield. With a treasury sur[)lusof 50 millions and a purged and fumi gated postal establishment, let us now have penny postage. This will promote business; business will insure revenue, and tlie hap- A sallow complexion, di/ydin--';, bi!i,>nsii( ss and a cor.tcd t( are coniiiif**! iudications of livrir auit kidni’;-(lisca-:cs. .'^1'i.nii-u a'.id bewcl troui.'lcs, s('vem tar^. i:re inurh liardi-r to cure, 'r'iiedi-rd's Hla« k-I)rau,f/Iit never fail- i-i ? < !:ave dv/elt iiumuno in the ?nid-,i or y.>l- low fever. Ahiny families live in per1’<‘ct health and liave no ctiier doetor than Thedfcr-l's !!l;:k- lh-aiii>lu. it is always o^i l aa i lor u>(‘ in i'll or.icvL'<"r:i-y a;. >. ':!ve.s many expenave cail-: of a. i' : ‘or. .Muiiins, S. C., M.:rch r?'. ICO!. ! have used Thedford’s aught fortnreeyears and I have not to a doctor since 1 have been it. It is the best medichie fcs* rrnr. ti^ai is on the market tor livci apd k t"cL"h!<’s frid dyspepsia and ^ complaints. K'JV. A. G. LEV,'IS. I sold at auction, a law for that pur- Taylor for their untiring efforts j pose having been prepared, and in this direction. To the ladies j is now before the Philip|)ine more than to the men is credit due. They are the ones who have j been unceasing in their labors to make the school a success, and the present achievment is but another monument to the great ness and goodness of the women of the South. God bless them! the Chinese Empire to the opium trade, but our present adminis-jpy result will bo a further in- tration a})pears to now approve it crease of the surplus. for even a worse opium system is iSrutaUy Tortim^d. A case came to liglit that for ])er- sistent and unmereiiul torture has per haps never been equaled. Joe (iolo- biek, of Cohtsa, Cal.. writes: “For 1.”) years I endured insutierable ]>ain from rheumatism and nothino- relieved mti, thouyh I tried everythinj^ known. I came across Klectrie Bitters and it's the i^reatest medicine on eai’th foi* that trouble. A few bottles of it eom- to be forced on the Phlippines. The exclusive right to run opium joints in those islands is to be Commission. This bill is coated so that the American people will be able to swallow it. In order to prepare the xVnierican public i ^'t^htjved and cured me. ’ Just ‘ , 1 .1 TTT . I as t^ood for liver and kidney troubles tor the proposal, the W ar Depart-1 5,,^. ment lately has been giving o it j i^sfaction guaranteed by Z. W. Xich- vague iuformation to the corres uls, druggist. BREVARD Machine 8li«>ps Why send your moi!<\'' ri'-ii ind when you can get lower pi iecs at home for Turned Coiumru': and all other turned w-.n'k. Door and Window mantels and all similar work. Call and see mo iM.Ooro sending orders away. Very truly, Kilpatrick’s & Kinf/, J. yi. KILPATllICK, Manage.t ,